Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Every Season is Tornado Season

According to this paper middle Tennessee has a "peak tornado season of March, April, and May."

Absolutely devestating tornadoes hit Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama yesterday. The storms killed at least 45 people according to Reuters and of course lots of property damage.

Is this because of global warming? No. Look single events, unusual weather, etc, this stuff happens and has happened throughout human history. A human life is around three quarters of a century in the US. Climate fluctuations take centuries to realize. However, this is the TYPE of weather event that global warming could cause with greater frequency. Why is spring Tornado season? Because of the weather. And the weather was spring like throughout the South East yesterday. I talked to my dad who was fishing on the river in 70 degree weather in South Carolina. I wouldn't say that global warming caused these storms, but the fact that it was unseasonably warm DID. And if the weather becomes increasingly warm increasingly earlier, this is the kind of thing that can happen.

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